WASHINGTON, April 15 (UPI) -- Smugglers supplying guns to Mexican drug cartels can evade detection for years because arms dealers are lightly regulated in U.S. border states, officials say.
BALTIMORE, March 9 (UPI) -- The head of the U.S. National Guard Bureau said the link between terrorism and drug cartels along the United States' border with Mexico is increasingly clear.
PHOENIX, March 9 (UPI) -- An Arizona man accused of supplying assault rifles to Mexican drug cartels faced trial Monday on forgery, fraud and money laundering charges, prosecutors said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Ten major drug defendants were extradited from Mexico to the United States Wednesday, the U.S. Justice Department said.
MEXICO CITY, April 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met with Mexican leaders in Mexico City Wednesday about a U.S.-Mexico initiative to counter drug cartels.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 8 (UPI) -- A massive and costly offensive on Mexican drug cartels is being drafted by the Bush administration with apparent cooperation from Mexico.
MEXICO CITY, March 29 (UPI) -- Hand grenades are being used in fighting between Mexican authorities and drug cartels on the U.S.-Mexican border, The Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday.
HOUSTON, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. federal agents, cracking down on money-laundering, reportedly have found two Mexican cattle firms are fronts for drug-trafficking cartels.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- At least eight drug cartels armed with significant economic resources operate in Mexico, officials said Tuesday.
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- After a weekend of bloodshed, Mexico's attorney general Monday said Mexico's drug barons will face difficulty in patching voids in cartels.
